Alan Love [#055] at NSC 2002

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Alan Love [#055] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Alan Surname(s): Love Home: Milwaukee, WI, United States Age: 57 Hobbies: scrabble, politics Occupation: investment exec.

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 431 Average for: 359 Average against: 356
Before the Tournament		Love is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Love played #064 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 362 to 309 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Love played #037 Lois M Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 359 to 238 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +174.
Round 3		Love played #046 Brian Knudson (Culver City, CA) and lost 317 to 384 (a spread of -67) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +107.
Round 4		Love played #054 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 361 to 363 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +105.
Round 5		Love played #011 Louis Block (Culver City, CA) and won 388 to 383 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +110.
Round 6		Love played #098 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 288 to 356 (a spread of -68) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +42.
Round 7		Love played #071 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 383 to 334 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, +91.
Round 8		Love played #063 Paul McCurdy (Santa Paula, CA) and won 361 to 303 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +149.
Round 9		Love played #106 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and won 416 to 298 (a spread of 118) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +267.
Round 10		Love played #084 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 392 to 275 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, +384.
Round 11		Love played #053 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and lost 310 to 381 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +313.
Round 12		Love played #039 Joyce James (Hollywood, FL) and won 364 to 330 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-4, +347.
Round 13		Love played #021 Nick Carter (Richmond, VA) and lost 281 to 435 (a spread of -154) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, +193.
Round 14		Love played #018 Sal Campo (New York, NY) and won 352 to 347 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +198.
Round 15		Love played #017 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 331 to 435 (a spread of -104) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, +94.
Round 16		Love played #012 Doug Bobkovich (Tempe, AZ) and won 396 to 387 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +103.
Round 17		Love played #086 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 431 to 303 (a spread of 128) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +231.
Round 18		Love played #013 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 387 to 349 (a spread of 38) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-6, +269.
Round 19		Love played #046 Brian Knudson (Culver City, CA) and lost 365 to 400 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-7, +234.
Round 20		Love played #076 Alvina Palmer (Calgary AB) and lost 334 to 354 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-8, +214.
Round 21		Love played #005 Andrea Bauman (Glendale, CA) and lost 270 to 485 (a spread of -215) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-9, -1.
Round 22		Love played #021 Nick Carter (Richmond, VA) and won 398 to 375 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-9, +22.
Round 23		Love played #028 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 368 to 336 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +54.
Round 24		Love played #067 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 336 to 357 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-10, +33.
Round 25		Love played #053 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and lost 345 to 381 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, -3.
Round 26		Love played #097 Stephanie Steele (St Paul, MN) and won 400 to 335 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, +62.
Round 27		Love played #034 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 371 to 359 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +74.
Round 28		Love played #076 Alvina Palmer (Calgary AB) and lost 340 to 405 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, +9.
Round 29		Love played #069 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 340 to 353 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-13, -4.
Round 30		Love played #066 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 420 to 317 (a spread of 103) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-13, +99.
Round 31		Love played #001 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 375 to 370 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 18-13, +104.

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